Home Mission Sunday (September 20) is day parishes are asked to pray for the work of evangelisation and to support this vital work through a second collection.
A few years ago, this day was renamed Evangelii Gaudium Sunday after Pope Francis’s Apostolic Exhortation, the Joy of the Gospel. This year we revert to using the original name.
Our bishops ask the faithful to look for ways we can all play our part in sharing the beauty and joy of knowing Jesus Christ.
When we speak of “Home Mission”, we are not neglecting our sisters and brothers around the world (World Mission Sunday gives due attention to this important work), but we recognise that we are called to witness to Christ in our homes, at work, in our friendships and in every aspect of our daily life.
Being part of the family of God means we should feel “at home”, but this also challenges us to be missionary disciples in England and Wales so we can make a home for all who hunger and thirst for the God who loves them and wants them to come home to him.
If you feel you are able, you can make a secure online donation to support the work of the Bishops’ Conference Mission Directorate. Please hold this important work in your prayers.
The work of encounter and evangelisation is promoted through the Directorate for Mission. Through this directorate, the vision of the Holy Father is embraced in a fuller way and promotes the whole ideal of proclamation, evangelisation, dialogue and catechesis.
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